Woman who jumped from I-65 bridge during chase now jailed with accused accomplice

The woman who jumped from the Interstate 65 Tennessee River Bridge on Tuesday afternoon is now jailed along with her accused accomplice on felony theft charges, authorities said.

Crystal Kindley and Anthony Lyons, both 31, are held without bail in the Morgan County jail, records show. They were taken into custody after a chase and search. The situation started just before 1 p.m. Tuesday with Decatur police were dispatched to a Chevron station on Sixth Avenue Northeast to investigate a report of a stolen vehicle.

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Kindley drove the stolen vehicle and she and Lyons fled the scene, police said. At some point, the vehicle side-swiped an unmarked police car, said Decatur police spokeswoman Emme Long. That crash is being investigated by Alabama state troopers.

The stolen vehicle was chased and eventually stopped by a sheriff's deputy from another agency, Long said. During the stop, which happened on the Tennessee River bridge, Kindley jumped into the foliage below, Long said.

Lyons was immediately captured. Kindley was taken into custody after being found by a boat patrol crew. Kindley was taken to jail after receiving medical treatment.

If convicted of first-degree theft, each faces up to 20 years in prison.

The Tennessee River bridge is on I-65 in Limestone County. It's south of the Interstate 565 interchange.